St.Erth Parish Council

07/06/2026

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 '𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆' - 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞

Come and meet some of your local parish councillors and find out more about what the Parish Council does. We will have a table at the Farmer's Market this coming Saturday from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

We hope to be joined by our Cornwall Councillor John Martin & a representative from our local Neighbourhood Police Team (work permitting).

Please come along and have a chat with us and ask any questions you may have - we may not be able to provide an immediate answer but we will do our best to help where we can or at least signpost you in the right direction to find an answer!

07/06/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟖𝐭𝐡 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭 𝐄𝐫𝐭𝐡

We are delighted to advise residents that the Parish Council (SEPC) was successful in its recent application to GrantScape and has been awarded funding from the SUEZ Community Fund - England. This will enable us to build on the success of the SERRCA Project which was completed in 2024/25 opening up the Nature Park and undertaking green bank repairs along various sections of the footpath on the River Hayle, running from St Erth Bridge to Trewinnard Bridge, to help improving safety and stability along the route.

This latest work, which SEPC is also contributing towards from its Improvement Projects earmarked reserves, will allow further green bank repairs at another 3 locations where erosion has been identified as an ongoing concern. In addition, reed/rush planting will be carried out in two locations with the aim of further reducing erosion, enhancing biodiversity, and improving water quality along the river.

Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) will be undertaking this work on behalf of SEPC next week. Whilst the footpath won't be closed, please be aware there may be some disruption to walkers whilst the work takes place, as WRTs priority is to ensure safety whilst undertaking the works.

Please note that this work does not include the closed section at Carbis Mill which is in St Hilary Parish and managed by Cornwall Council. SEPC continues to push for the re-opening of this popular route which links Relubbus and St Erth. We recently shared an update from the Countryside Team regarding their intention to reopen this section and will share any further updates as soon as we have them.

11/05/2026

We have one vacancy for a Parish Councillor and are inviting applications for co‑option.

If you care about your community and want to help shape local decisions, we’d love to hear from you.

No previous experience needed - full training and support provided.

Apply by 5pm on Wednesday 27 May 2026

Forms available from the Clerk or on the website: https://sterth-pc.gov.uk/2026/05/11/notice-of-co-option-of-a-councillor/

Contact: [email protected]
01736 757575 / 07563 164661

08/05/2026

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞

We have again received reports of unsafe and inconsiderate parking around the School at busy drop‑off and pick‑up times. Parking on pavements or across dropped kerbs reduces visibility, forces children into the road, and prevents residents from being able to leave their driveways. The local police team are aware of the ongoing concerns.

Please help keep everyone safe by:

❌Not parking on pavements
✅Keeping all dropped kerbs and access points clear
❌Avoiding reversing where children are walking
✅Parking a little further away and walking the final short distance

Thank you for supporting the safety and wellbeing of our school community and local residents.

08/05/2026

𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝟏𝟏𝟐/𝟓𝟐/𝟒 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋, 𝐒𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐇 -

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜:

"I can confirm that there are currently no plans to consider extinguishing the footpath along the River Hayle. We are fully intending to carry out repairs to the eroded section of the path, sufficiently to allow it to be re-opened. Extinguishment would be a last resort and only considered if the line of the path had eroded away and there was no feasible way of safely re-instating or diverting the path.

The situation at the moment is that the bank has been stabilised through the work carried out by Westcountry Rivers Trust and volunteers and we are intending to carry out further small scale works to allow the path to be safely re-opened. Our priority is to get this path open and the full length of the route alongside the river walkable again.

I apologise for any confusion in communications around this. I will keep you updated as and when we have any firmer details around dates and progress."

01/05/2026

𝐒𝐭 𝐄𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The Parish Council would like your feedback.

You can complete the survey by either:
- using this link https://forms.gle/A79skVX2TSEyKtQt8
- scanning the QR code in the article below;
- collecting a paper copy from the Village Store or the next Farmer's Market.
Please note the closing date for the survey is Friday 22nd May.
https://sterth-pc.gov.uk/2026/05/01/parks-consultation/

Following the Community Levelling Up Funding received last year to open up the scrubland to form the Nature Park and the extension of the play area at Battery Mill Play park, the Parish Council (SEPC) would like to consult residents on plans for the SEPC owned and managed ‘parks’ in the parish ....

25/04/2026

The Annual Parish meeting is due to take place on Thursday 30th April at St Erth Church Hall (The Old School), The Green Lane, St Erth at 7.00pm (tea, coffee and biscuits will be available from 6.30pm).

This is not a Parish Council meeting, but a meeting for the electors of the parish. As well as receiving updates from representatives of various local organisations, we are delighted to have two presentations from Cornwall Council Transport Service & Go Cornwall Bus about the 15 bus service and the West Cornwall Beekeepers Association about the Asian Hornet.

In addition, a representative from our local Hayle Neighbourhood Police Team will be attending as will our Cornwall Councillor John Martin.

We look forward to seeing you there.

17/04/2026

Please note the Gents toilet at the Public Toilets in St Erth will be closed until Monday 20th April due to drainage issues. The other toilet remains open and can be used by anyone.

17/04/2026

16/04/2026

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆! 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐊, 𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐇

UPDATE - WE BELIEVE WE HAVE FOUND THEM! MANY THANKS TO THE TWO RESIDENTS WHO PULLED THEM OUT OF THE RIVER ON SATURDAY MORNING (THE SECOND SWIM THE FENCING HAD TAKEN IN TWO DAYS) AND STORED THEM SAFELY FOR US.

3 heras fencing panels similar to those shown below were stolen from Green Lane park sometime last weekend.

Sadly about 6 months ago one of the picnic benches in the park was ripped up and thrown in the river. It was beyond repair and the Parish Council agreed to replace it with a new bench. It was also agreed that this would be installed on a concrete slab to avoid a repeat of this happening.

SWPSI, our contractors, laid the slab last week and whilst it was drying put three heras fencing panels with footings around the slab. SWPSI have reported that when they went to install the bench on Monday the panels had vanished completely (they had apparently already fished them out of the river once last week when they went to check on the concrete and the reason they had to leave them in place longer as they had to redo some of the concrete).

The nearby area has been checked but there is no sign of them. These are not light weight or easy to transport items so if anyone spotted anything suspicious or has any information about their whereabouts please contact the Clerk on 01736 757575. The cost of all this vandalism is adding up and ends up being paid for out of the precept.